Audition for VOLKSWAGEN POLO ROCKS

Got a text from Ribben last night about the Volkswagen Polo Rocks audition.

I called Chiew Fui, driven by my madness and spontaneousness, she agreed and so we entered the audition. Arrived at the scene at 12pm, the crews are yet to setup the stage, so we registered ourselves. Our performance consist of one vocal solo by Chiew Fui - I've Never Been to Me, another song by Chiew Fui accompanied with my guitar - Fish Leong's Love song (情歌), then my solo performance doing mash-up of As Long As You Love Me and Kau Ilhamku :)

Best thing out of this audition is, its me and Chiew Fui's 1st time entering this sort of competition, and its way too spontaneous. Haha. And hey I get to perform with

LIYANA FIZI!!!

Meeting her in person is just nice. I couldn't really recognize her when I first saw her, coz she always has the fringe with the hair, but this time its a clear forehead. Then suddenly the image of her singing Stay in her music video pops in my mind and I was like 'what... isn't she the... oh my!' She was getting ready by playing her guitar at Coffee Bean.

Here's how I started the conversation:

Bowie : Hey! What guitar are you using?

Liyana : Oh I'm using a Martin! What about you?

Bowie : Oh I'm using Norman, it's a Canadian brand.

Liyana : I see. Let's enjoy the performance ya!

Bowie : sure thing!

At that point, I was already thinking 'why is this girl right here looks so familiar'.

Then the moment she strikes the guitar with one of her song, 'Ternyata'.

I was shocked. 'It's her!'.

And so happens, the photos were taken. And I had the honor of singing Stay with her.

It was fun and exciting.

Quote of the day... LOVE

"Dear heart, please fall in love when you are ready, not when you are lonely." - Heba Elnakib

Well said...

Bowie Ong.

I Can't Tell You What It Is...

...
but to keep thinking that I'm not good enough for you, and keep improving myself.

I miss you <3

There'll be better days tomorrow though you had a rather troublesome morning.

突然间migraine了一下下... 希望待会跑步可以调整下整个人的心情和状态。

我很想要挥霍... Crowd Lu, it's all your fault, but of a good cause.

OH YEAH !!!

Bowie :D

没时间 : time is running out.

没时间我没时间～

Final exams here I come!!

Used To

We loved to watch live concerts a lot...
We loved to watch live bands instead of minus-1 performance.
The groove of the band is just... overwhelming!

I remembered once... I bought Jason Mraz's Live On Earth DVD, she downloaded the audio file for the whole concert shortly after we watched the whole thing. She wanted to try something out. She insert the CD into the player... and I do as she said... both of us lied down on the floor with our eyes closed.

"PLEASE PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER FOR JASON MRAZ... *audiences screamin' and applause*..."

followed by some really nice and clean tone of a Fender e.g. with the reverb of the Chicago arena... the screamin' lasted for like 2 minutes...

We are picturing the stage, the crowd, everything... the picture flows along with the on-playing CD... the feeling was... awesome!
It's weird, I know...

Then there's a sustain on the electric guitar... there, we know Jason Mraz is inches from the main vocal mcrophone, with his Taylor Nylon Jason Mraz Signature guitar ... there he strummed a G chord... gently sets off the whole concert... and he sings...

"Well... sometimes the sun shines on... other people's houses and not mine,
somedays the cloud paint the skies all grey and it takes away my summer time.
somehow the sun keep shining upon you, while I struggle to get mine.
If there's a light in everybody, set out your ray of sunshine..."

There we held our hands together and sing along...

最初的梦，最爱的人，美好时光 :)

Damien Rice - Cannonball

There's still a little bit of your taste in my mouth
There's still a little bit of you laced with my doubt
It's still a little hard to say what's going on

There's still a little bit of your ghost, your witness
There's still a little bit of your face i haven't kissed
You step a little closer each day
That I can't say what's going on

Stones taught me to fly
Love, it taught me to lie
Life, it taught me to die
So it's not hard to fall
When you float like a cannonball

There's still a little bit of your song in my ear
There's still a little bit of your words I long to hear
You step a little closer to me
So close that I can't see what's going on

Stones taught me to fly
Love, it taught me to lie
Life taught me to die
So it's not hard to fall
When you float like a cannon...

Stones taught me to fly
Love, it taught me to cry
So, come on courage
Teach me to be shy
'Cause it's not hard to fall
And I don't want to scare her
It's not hard to fall
And I don't wanna lose
It's not hard to grow
When you know that you just don't know

THE LETTER :)

I'll send you a letter
From the frontline
Please send applause
And some good advice
You were born with a compass
A map on your table
Tell me how did you find out
Your bearings were wrong

Just pray for us
Pray for sunshine
These days are cold
And I'm missing you
The city is no place to lose
Ah, but I never thought
I could choose
It was plain from the start
Plain from the start
I was playing for time

I need laughter and love
Some special drug
I need cigarettes
There's killers behind us
Devils ahead, send protection
I will drown in this city
I will drown in this trench
Built for us
And the only thing left
Yeah the only thing left
Is the running

And these clouds keep on rolling
And I, I don't know why
Take this guitar right out of my hands
I surrender
This town don't want drunkards
Or singers of bad poetry
They want dancing and drugs and laughter
And we don't have them

Just pray for us
Pray for sunshine
These days are cold
And I'm missing you
This letter was meant for your eyes
Destroy it and then just go hide
You're the only thing left
That makes any sense
Please don't blow it

I hate this part right here

My entire day is ruined by that teasing text of yours.

Thank you.

I'll see it as a challenge towards my persistency.

... I miss you.

Enough said.

Life is Good : PHOTOS TELL IT LIKE IT IS

Fireworks

Long ago when I whirled away
Held a promise of a brand new day
I crossed my fingers for a love to keep
Tornadoes swept me off my feet

Sleeping dogs dream of chasing a ball
Like a blossom from a tree that falls
I throw down with a raven in the sky

In a graveyard I feel so alive

It's so cold here, in my bed without my love
I cover my emotions, I'm half dead
And the hours laid as the memories still haunts me, and it's tearing me apart
There are fireworks exploding in my heart

Love is always just within my grasp, like a ufo it's come so fast
Was it real or just in my mind?
I ask the psychic on the telephone line

Fast cars dream of winning the race
Like a cloud that gets stuck in one place
I'm drifting with the autumn leaves
In a parks where I pray for peace

It's so cold here, in my bed without my love
I cover my emotions, I'm half dead
And the hours laid as the memories still haunts me, and it's tearing me apart
There are fireworks exploding in my heart

Every now and then I catch a glimpse
Of what it's like to have some common sense
Pipe dreams never seem to come true
They are just a pretty song playing out of tune

Flying fish dream of reaching the sky
Water all around them makes them cry
I never was the kind to kiss and tell
Love's perfect mix of heaven and hell

It's so cold here, in my bed without my love
I cover my emotions, I'm half dead
And the hours laid as the memories still haunts me, and it's tearing me apart

There are fireworks exploding in my heart

Romantic not?

I was having some tea at E-Gate's Paparich with Patrick. Sitting next to our table is a couple, but they barely talk to each other.

A closer look to the top of the table, both of them had their eyes on their iPhone 4.

Just like when a kid got his new toy, he wouldn't stop messing around with it, and he'd be playing with it for the whole night since its really new and he got really excited.

We chatted for like 45 minutes, and I still notice no dialogues from the table next to us.

They were so concentrated on their iPhone 4 and I could notice their fingers are constantly swiping and pointing on that screen.

I even made a joke over their 5 seconds conversation.

Version 1:

M: what u doing?

F : oh facebook-ing

M : oh me too...

Version 2:

F : wanna leave already ah?

M : hmm later la

F : ok

Or maybe its the couple thing that the outsider couldn't comprehend... I don't know.

You see, the thing about all these fancy technologies nowadays, especially Internet, cell phones and stuffs, made things a lot less romantic compared to our parents' generation.

Back then, you don't text or call your girlfriend.

You'd walk a few miles to her place just to say hi to her and ask her out for dinner.

You'd write a letter and hand it over to her in person just to get her to the idea that you are missing her.

and....... SOME OTHER THINGS like that.

Well, yea, that was from me, a guy's POV.

Bottom line is, you can't stop yourself from spinning along with the world.

Every second, things are changing and evolving.

Imagine that now, if a guy walked a few miles to the place of the girl that he fonds of, just to ask her out for a date. I bet the girl will end up asking him :

"WHY DIDN'T YOU TEXT ME FIRST?"

Falling Slowly

My all-time favorite song...

ONCE : Falling Slowly.

A lot of people covered this song, including Kris Allen.

I'm hoping that one day, some girl from somewhere is gonna sing this with me...

and I'm yet to find out who would she be.

I don't know you
But I want you
All the more for that
Words fall through me
And always fool me
And I can't react
And games that never amount
To more than they're meant
Will play themselves out

Take this sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice you have a choice
You'll make it now

Falling slowly, eyes that know me
And I can't go back
Moods that take me and erase me
And I'm painted black
You have suffered enough
And warred with yourself
It's time that you won

Take this sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice you had a choice
You've made it now
Falling slowly sing your melody
I'll sing along

Random thoughts

失去的，其实从来都没失去过。

You are, and always will be, my prettiest friend :)

Heart to the ground,

I love you, always.

Bowie

WE

It's okay, if you had to go away.

Just remember the telephone, well, they work in both ways.

And the more you follow through,

and there's always more left over and not too much explaining to do.

If you ever find your love, I will be your lifeline, I will never miss a phone call.

but if I never hear them ring...

If nothing else, I'll think the bells inside have finally found you someone else and that's...okay.

Coz I remember everything you said...

Because you...

and I both love.

what you...

and I spoke of.

and others can only dream of, others can only read of...